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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”1978″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=” What is a shadowban?” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_column_text]Are you suddenly unable to find yourself in Twitter search? Do you think you have been shadowbanned? This term has been floating around a lot. For 99% of the people, you have not been shadowbanned, you are simply the next victim of the updated Twitter search settings.
What is a shadowban?
A shadowban is when your account is hidden from keyword, hashtag, and account search. This means that they only way people can see your tweets is if they go to your Twitter profile page. This is like a soft suspension. Typically a shadowban lasts 48-72 hours. You will not be notified when this happens. Officially, Twitter denies that they do this. But there is evidence to the contrary. The writer for the comic Dilber wrote an article about his shadowban likely due to his political tweets.
There are websites out there that will check if you are shadowbanned. These DO NOT WORK. After some of the updated API and algorithm changes, these services will tell almost anybody they are shadowbanned. I did a search for @CNN and they came up as shadowbanned. I did a search for @7_Veils, and we came up as shadowbanned. Neither account is shadowbanned. Some checkers are making notes that accounts may not be shadowbanned, as they are becoming aware of the inaccuracies.
This likely seems like what is happening to you. How you can tell if you are shadowbanned is by changing your settings and searching for yourself.
What is actually happening?
Everyone on Twitter had a new setting added in privacy and security: “Hide sensitive material in the search.”The default status for this setting is to be checked. This means that the default is for Twitter to hid sensitive content in search. If you are in porn, this means you.
The good thing is all you have to do is uncheck this setting.
Is My Content Sensitive?
You have the option of marking your material as sensitive on Twitter, but this no longer matters for this security update. If you are in porn and are tweeting nude, sexually explicit, or NSFW content, you need to have your account marked as sensitive. This will keep your account safe from other terms of service issues. That being said, even if you don’t have that selected, Twitter may identify your content as sensitive anyway. They are making this identification based on the hashtags you use, the content you share, your history, as well as your followers. If you have a high number of “anonymous” accounts, meaning accounts without first or last names and no URL’s, then your account can be flagged as sensitive even if you are only tweeting photos of kittens and using the hashtag #pussy. If you have a targeted porn audience, you likely have a high number of “anonymous” accounts, which you should. The porn audience on Twitter is typically “anonymous” or “partially anonymous”.
How to Fix It?
You need to change the settings on your account.
From a Desktop:
1. Go to settings and privacy in the drop-down menu under your avatar on the upper right-hand side.
2. Once in your settings, go to privacy and safety (on the left side menu).
3. Go to the bottom of the page and under “Safety” you will see a section called “search.” Next to it is a box that says “Hide sensitive content”. Uncheck this box.
4. Save changes.
From a mobile device:
1. Go to twitter.com on your phone, not the app.
2. Open up a search. You can search for anything.
3. Click the gear icon next to the search
4. Uncheck “Hide sensitive content”
Twitter does not offer a way to do this from their app, you have to go to the website.
f you have any questions on how to increase your reach on Twitter or help with any social media management, please get in touch withlauren@7veils.com.
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